Marketing Director salary
5 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Sep 24, 2026
These figures come from 15 marketing director postings where the employer stated pay, covering 2 cities. The single best-evidenced figure is New York at lead, where 10 postings put the middle half between $155,000 and $221,000, with a median of $169,000.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 1 of the 2 US-dollar ranges rest on fewer than 10 postings, so treat those as a hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column tells you which.
Marketing Director pay by specialization
Marketing Leadership 154Product Marketing 18Event Marketing 8Growth Marketing 8Performance Marketing 5Trade Marketing 2Brand Marketing 2Digital Marketing 2Influencer Marketing 2Social Media 1Content Marketing 1Affiliate Marketing 1
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Every measured range
5 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Lead | $155,000 – $225,000 | $190,000 | 109 |
| Netherlands · country-wide | Lead | €95,650 – €124,065 | €124,065 | 5hint |
| Remote · United States | Lead | $170,000 – $230,112 | $206,600 | 24 |
| New York | Lead | $155,000 – $221,000 | $169,000 | 10 |
| San Francisco | Lead | $192,500 – $225,000 | $192,500 | 5hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
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3 pagesMarketing Director vs adjacent roles
1 measured comparison| Compared role | Level | Marketing Director | Them | Gap | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Director | Lead · US | $190,000 | $175,000 | similar pay | 109 / 177 |
Median vs median at the same level and country, employer-stated pay, 20+ postings on each side. Positive means marketing director pays more. Medians within 10% show as similar pay.
Open marketing director roles · 67 with stated pay
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